Brush Skate Park is open and ready for skaters

The City of Brush skate park opened Saturday with several area skaters taking advantage of the new activity. (Katie Collins/Times)

The City of Brush unofficially opened the brand new skate park in the site of the Pioneer Park on Hospital Road on Saturday morning, and skaters took note. Over two-years in the making, the new park boasts of a wealth of skater perks including ramps, rails, stairs and half-pipes, all made possible by a Greater Outdoors Colorado (GoCo) Brush Director of Parks and Recreation Lance Schwindt said the City of Brush matched the grant with city funds and a generous $25,000 from the Joslin-Needham Foundation. He said the city has been trying for several years to obtain grant money for a skate park and are pleased to finally receive it. grant of $130,000 drawn from lottery funds. Brush Director of Parks and Recreation Lance Schwindt said the City of Brush matched the grant with city funds and a generous $25,000 from the Joslin-Needham Foundation. He said the city has been trying for several years to obtain grant money for a skate park and are pleased to finally receive it. As early morning dawned in Brush on Saturday, and the sun began to shine, skaters made their way to land wheels on the fresh pavement. Brush residents Eric Hensley and brother Craig boasted as the first to skate the park and the two were still cutting through the course well into the evening, with nearly 20 other skateboard fanatics who brought boards and cameras to catch all the action. The City of Brush will plan a formal grand opening of the park in the near future.